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New Wineskins
for Global Mission 2010
April 8-11, 2010
Ridgecrest Conference Center
Western North Carolina
(Near Asheville, NC)

"Pray Today For..."

South Asia
  • Martin and Rose (Global Teams); churches and school classes are growing, pray for government approval of religious freedom, Rose’s health, funds.
  • Jeff and Kattia (Global Teams), Bible translation via internet; wisdom in planning, coworker Vince seeking training so he can teach and translate, thanks for progress on the story of Solomon.
  • Kevin and Susan (Global Teams); thanks for translations of Luke and Acts into more languages, the growth of house churches, pray that the new discipleship materials built around five-times-a-day prayers will bear much fruit.
  • Max and Deby (Global Teams); the small group of Christian students to grow in faith, victims of 2008 earthquake still in great need, baby #2 due in March.
Nepal
  • George Pierce, teaching with Nepal Educational Mission; for theological books, economic development.
  • Sue; women’s ministry to bear fruit as they apply and pass on what they have learned.

Recommended Mission Books
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African Friends and Money Matters. David Maranz. SIL
International, Dallas, TX, 2001. How Africans view
relationships and money matters—and how utterly different
that is from Western views and economic and social systems.
Required reading for anyone considering missionary work in
Africa—and elsewhere!

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The AIDS Crisis What We Can Do. Deborah Dortzbach and
W. Meredith Long, InterVarsity Press, 2006. Over forty million
people today are living with HIV/AIDS. In 2005, three million
peope died of AIDS—including half a million children. Personal
stories and statistics give us a global portrait of AIDS and help
us become informed so we can partner with brothers and
sisters already at work around the world loving, lobbying,
caring, and praying.

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American Cultural Baggage Stanley Nussbaum. Orbis,
2005. After many years in Africa, Nussbaum uses common
American sayings to explain basic American cultural values,
showing why we think and behave as we do.

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Announcing the Kingdom The Story of God’s Mission in the
Bible. Arthur Glasser, Charles Van Engen, et al. Baker
Academic, 2003. The biblical foundation of mission that
undergirds the global mission of God’s people—the
development of the theme of the Kingdom of God in the Old
Testament, its fulfillment through Jesus Christ in the New
Testament, and the work of the Holy Spirit through the Church.

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Anthropological Insights for Missionaries Paul Hiebert.
Baker, 1987. A “must read” for new missionaries heading out
into the field. Helpful for recognizing your cultural baggage
and learning to understand and appreciate another culture,
communicate sensitively, make bridges between cultures, and
lay a good foundation for indigenous Christian churches.

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The Art of Coming Home
Craig Storti (author) – Intercultural Press, 2001.
A guide to the re-entry process and reverse culture
shock for missionaries and families returning home after
an extended absence.

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Betrayed! Steve Telchin Chosen Books, 1981. Stan’s stunned
reaction when his daughter accepted Jesus as Messiah. Can a
Jew accept Jesus and remain a Jew? Suspenseful and full of
insights into why Jews accept, reject, or ignore Jesus.

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Body Matters Ernie Addicott. Interdev Partnership Associates,
2005. A guide to partnership in Christian mission.
Bruchko. Bruce Olsen. Charisma House, 2006. The true story
of a 19 year old young man passionate to see a lost tribe in
South America come to know Christ. A great read.

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Building a Contagious Church Revolutionizing the Way We
View and Do Evangelism. Mark Mittelberg and Bill Hybels.
Zondervan, 2002. A step-by-step process to help raise the
evangelistic temperature of your church and help your church
be more outwardly focused and fruitful using six different
evangelism styles.

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Business for the Glory of God Wayne Grudem. Crossway
Books, 2003. See how your business and your life in business
can be dedicated to God’s glory.

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The Camel: How Muslims are Coming to Faith in Christ.
Kevin Greeson. WIGTake Resources, 2007. For years, evangelists
and church planters have been using the Koran as a
bridge to draw Muslims to the Gospel. Using the Koran as an
evangelistic tool and the Camel Method makes it easy to
speak to a Muslim about Jesus’ holiness, power and position.
More than a quarter of a million Muslims have come to faith
in Christ through the approaches described in this book.

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Christian Microenterprise Development A Handbook.
David Bussau and Russell Mask. Oxford: Paternoster, 2003.
This practical handbook shows churches, missionaries, and
Christian NGOs how Christian microenterprise development
can enable them to serve communities with integrity, using
case studies to help practitioners and donors understand the
best practices for applying Christian microenterprise
development in ways that build Christ’s kingdom.

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Christian Mission in the Modern World John Stott.
InterVarsity Press, 1975. Should the church focus on
evangelism/discipleship/church planting or social welfare?
Do local and global involvement fit together? Stott says YES.

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Church Planting Movements David Garrison. 2003. A view
of God’s blueprints for reaching all people groups quickly. A
look at eight major sectors of the world where church planting
movements exist.

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The Christian’s Pocket Guide to Islam Patrick Sookhdeo.
Christian Focus Publications, 2006. This fascinating book
provides Christians with a simple description of the origins of
Islam, what Muslims believe and how it affects their attitudes,
worldview, everyday life and culture. Practical guidelines are
given for relating to Muslims in culturally appropriate ways,
witnessing effectively, and caring for converts.

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The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History Andrew
Walls. Orbis, 2002. Essays on the transmission of faith, Africa
in Christian history, and the missionary movement.

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Cross-Cultural Conflict Duane Elmer. InterVarsity Press,
1994. Focusing on Asian, African and Hispanic cultures here
and abroad, Elmer walks readers through various types of
conflict and how they can be handled appropriately. Stories
and biblical principles offer practical models for conflict
resolution.

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Cross-Cultural Connections Stepping Out and Fitting In
Around the World. Duane Elmer. InterVarsity Press, 2002.
Help to reduce apprehension, communicate effectively,
establish genuine trust and acceptance, avoid being cultural
imperialists and instead be authentic ambassadors of Christ.

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The Cube and the Cathedral Europe, American and
Politics Without God. George Weigel. Basic Books, 2006.
What has happened in Europe in the last several decades, the
present godlessness of Western Europe and the basic anti-
Christian stand of European Union governments, and the
significance of this for America.

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Day of Devastation, Day of Contentment R. Werner. W.
Anderson, A. Wheeler. Pauline Publications Africa, 2000. The
history of the Sudanese Church across 2000 years.

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Doing Member Care Well Perspectives and Practices
from around the World. Kelly O’Donnell, ed. William Carey
Library, 2002. Missionaries need quality support in their
challenging tasks. How can we care for missionaries well,
what issues do missionaries in various regions of the world
face, what do missionaries need to know to care for
themselves and their families, what networks are available to
help? Guidelines, personal accounts, case studies, program
descriptions, worksheets, and lots of practical advice by over
60 international colleagues.

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Enhancing Missionary Vitality Mental Health Professions
Serving Global Mission. John R. Powell and Joyce M. Bowers,
ed. Mission Training International, 2002. Research, theological
insights, models, and case studies on mental health and
missions, characteristics of cross-cultural service which impact
mental health, and innovative models for providing care,
ethics and standards.

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The Essential Guide to the Short Term Mission Trip David
Forward. Moody Publishers; spiral edition, 1998. This book
will take you step-by-step along the creative path toward
making your next short-term mission trip a kingdom-building
experience. Tips on raising financial support, what to bring,
clearing customs, etc.

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Exploring World Mission Context and Challenges. Bryant
L. Myers. World Vision International, 2003. A handy, easy to
use tool for church leaders considering where to focus their
mission efforts. Looks at the major challenges to mission in
today’s world from a holistic perspective.

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Foolishness to the Greeks Lesslie Newbigin. Eerdmans,
1986. The gospel and western culture. A presentation of the
role of theology in public life.

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Getting Sent A Relational Approach to Support Raising.
Peter Sommer. Intervarsity Press, 1999. A practical guide to
raising financial support for ministry. Demystifies the
deputation process and presents a step-by-step plan for
building and maintaining a long-term support team.

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Good News about Injustice Gary Haugen. InterVarsity
Press, 1999. Based on hope in the God of justice and
compassion, this book gives models and real world tools for
rescuing the oppressed. A call to the body of Christ to
promote justice and compassion for the lost and hurting.

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The Gospel in a Pluralist Society Lesslie Newbigin.
Eerdmans, 2004. How does the gospel relate to a society
marked by religious pluralism, ethnic diversity, and cultural
relativism? Should Christians encountering today’s pluralist
society concentrate on evangelism or on dialogue? How does
the prevailing climate of opinion affect, perhaps infect,
Christians’ faith? A brilliant analysis of contemporary secular,
humanist, pluralist culture and how Christians can more
confidently affirm their faith.

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Great Commission Companies the Emerging Role of
Business in Missions. Steven Rundle and Tom Steffen.
InterVarsity Press, 2003. In recent decades, global missions
have been revolutionized by such movements as
microenterprise development and tentmaking professionals
working in restricted access communities. The authors offer a
new paradigm for the convergence of business and mission,
companies that intentionally create businesses in strategic
locations, pursing profits while maintaining unabashedly
Christian in their purpose.

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Healing the Broken Family of Abraham New Life for
Muslims. Don McCurry. Ministries to Muslims, 2001. Insights
into Muslim cultures, the eight major sects, history, the Bible,
practical tools for sharing Christ’s love with Muslims.

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The Heavenly Man The Remarkable True Story of Chinese
Christian Brother Yun. Brother Yun with Paul Hattaway.
Monarch, 2002. A moving account of persecution, God’s
faithfulness, miracles, and church growth in China, with
insights on the church in the West and partnership with
overseas churches.

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I Dared to Call Him Father Bilquis Sheikh. Chosen Books,
2003. “No Muslim, I felt certain, ever though of Allah as
father.” The moving story an upper class Pakistani woman’s
search for truth and purpose, and how the Father sought her.

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The Jewish Bishop of Jerusalem. Kevin Crombie. 2006. The
story of the first Anglican bishop in the Middle East, a former
rabbi who came to Christ through the work of CMJ.

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Jewish Evangelism A Call to The Church. Tuvya Zaretsky,
ed. Occasional Paper No. 60, Lausanne Committee for World
Evangelization, 2005. God’s Covenant with the Jewish people,
the Jewish community and Jewish evangelism, Jewish
believers in the Church, challenges, case studies, strategies,
prayer, and resources.

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Just Walk Across the Room Simple Steps to Pointing
People to Faith. Bill Hybels. Zondervan, 2006. Believers
universally affirm that evangelism is a vital part of what God
calls them to, but very few make a practice of doing it. They
feel awkward and ill-equipped, either because they’ve never
been trained, or because their lack of interaction with non-
Christians prevents them from using the skills they do have.
Bill Hybels encourages and equips readers to routinely initiate
spiritual conversations with those who don’t know Christ.

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Lesslie Newbigin Missionary Theologian: A Reader. Paul
Weston. Eerdmans, 2006. An anthology from an internationally
esteemed missionary theologian on the theological
foundations for mission and on missionary theology in
practice, including Christ and cultures, the nature and calling
of the Church, the gospel and world religions, the missionary
crisis in the West, and the gospel and public life.

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Lost Boy No More A True Story of Survival and Salvation.
Abraham Nhial, DiAnn Mills. Broadman and Holman, 2004. A
profound testimony of faith and courage from the spiritual
leader of Sudan’s “Lost Boys.” When Abraham Nhial was
nine, his village was destroyed because they refused to
embrace Islam. He fled with 35,000 other refugees and
eventually found asylum in the USA—and hope in Christ.

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Making Disciples Following Jesus’ Model. Mike Flynn.
Crossroads, 1998. Practical help for going and making
disciples of all nations.

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The Mission of God Unlocking the Bible’s Grand
Narrative. Christopher Wright. IVP, 2006. Most Christians
would agree that the Bible provides a basis for mission.
Wright maintains that mission is bigger than that—there is in
fact a missional base for the Bible. The entire Bible is
generated by and is all about God’s mission. Beginning with
the Old Testament and how the nations fit into God’s mission,
Wright gives us a new perspective on Scripture.

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Missionary Movement in Christian History Studies in
Transmission of Faith. Andrew Walls. T. & T. Clark, 2002.
Walls traces the historical and theological movement of
Christianity from its Jewish roots into Greek culture, from the
Greco-Roman world into the Germanic areas of Europe, and
now from the post-enlightenment North to the animistic South.
These nineteen essays on Christianity’s transformation from
the Western Christian religion to the global Christian religion
are learned, insightful, and sometimes whimsically funny.

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Muslims and Christians at the Table Promoting Biblical
Understanding Among North American Muslims. Bruce
McDowell, Anees Zaka. Presbyterian and Reformed
Publishing, 1999. Reviews the history of Islam, outlining
Muslim culture and beliefs. Helpful guidelines for making
friends with Muslims and testifying to Christ and the gospel.

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Muslim Evangelism Contemporary Approaches to
Contextualization. Phil Parshall. Gabriel Publishing, 2003.
Become conscious of God speaking in a new and fresh
manner; explore the core of Christianity, what is essential and
what cultural add-ons can be discarded in order to be more
effective in witness to Muslims.

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Muslims, Magic and the Kingdom of God Church Planting
Among Folk Muslims. Rick Love. William. Carey Library,
2003. This book describes folk Islam, biblical perspectives,
and strategies for church planting among Muslims. Love tackles
the major issues of encountering spiritual powers, contextualization,
and leadership development.

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The New Faces of Christianity Believing the Bible in the
Global South. Philip Jenkins. Oxford University Press, 2006.
In this sequel to The Next Christendom, Jenkins probes more
deeply the differences between northern and southern
Christianity, especially in the understanding of the Bible. (A
third part of the trilogy is to be published in fall 2007.)

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The Next Christendom the Coming of Global Christianity,
revised ed. Philip Jenkins. Oxford University Press, 2007. By
the year 2050, Jenkins predicts that Christianity will be
overwhelmingly the faith of poor nonwhites living outside
Europe, the US and Russia. Describes the explosive southward
expansion of Christianity, the enormous religious, political,
and social consequences, and how the Islamic and Christian
global south will affect the global north.

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New Wineskins for Global Mission Sharon Stockdale and
Helen Camlin, eds. William Carey Library, 1996. A
compendium of the plenary sessions and workshops from the
first New Wineskins conference.

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No Other Name an Investigation into the Destiny of the
Unevangelized. John Sanders. Wipf and Stock Publishing,
2001. The author honestly, carefully and scripturally wrestles
with the question of the fate of non-Christian persons.

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On Being a Missionary Thomas Hale. William Carey Library,
1995. A very readable book about what it’s like to be a
missionary. A book for everyone who has an interest in
missions from the sender to the missionary on the field or
about to be. Helpful insights for avoiding common problems.

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Reentry Guide for Short-Term Mission Leaders Lisa Chinn.
Deeper Roots Publications, 1998. A workbook to help shortterm
mission teams adapt as they return home.

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Re-Entry Making the Transition from Mission to Life at
Home. Peter Jordan. YWAM Publishing, 1996. Essential for those
who send, those who are sent, and especially those on the
welcoming committee for returning missionaries. Practical
help to think about the time abroad and prepare for leaving
the field—not just on what to expect after you return.

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Peace Child
Don Richardson. Regal, 2005. Story of
work among tribal people and the discovery of signposts to
the gospel embedded in the culture.

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Prepare for Battle! Basic Training in Spiritual Warfare
Neal and Yvonne Pirolo. Emmaus Road Intl., 1999. With
reference to over 700 scriptures, Pirolo drives home the
importance of understanding the basics of spiritual warfare.

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The Prophet and the Messiah Chawcat Moucarry.
InterVarsity Press, 2002. An Arab-Christian’s perspective on
Islam and Christianity.

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Rees Howells, Intercessor Norman Grubb. Lutterworth,
Press, 2003. Biography of a man peculiarly taught by God,
who learned the Bible as the Spirit made him live it. He
became the channel for a mighty revival in Africa.

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Revolution George Barna. Tyndale House, 2005. A revolution
is already taking place within the church, one that will impact
every believer in America. Committed, born again Christians
are exiting the church in massive numbers. Barna predicts how
this will impact the organized church, and how the body of
believers will react.

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Send Me! Your Journey to the Nations. Steve Hoke and Bill
Taylor. William Carey Library, 1999. A workbook on how to
become a missionary, guidance in mission, and the maximum
role God has for you.

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Serving As Senders Six Ways to Support Your Missionaries.
Neal Pirolo. Emmaus Road International, 1991. Makes
the strategic point that mobilizers or senders are as crucial to
missions as missionaries. Solid insights for sending churches
on how to give moral, logistical, financial, prayer,
communication, and re-entry support to missionaries.

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Short-Term Missions Workbook From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens.
Tim Dearborn. IVP, 2003. An eight-week
course for teams to do together on the God of Mission,
learning to delight in differences, embracing change,
maximizing personal growth, working together, communicating
clearly, staying spiritually fresh, and preparing to
return home.

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Tales of the Yanomami Daily Life in the Venezuelan Forest.
Jacques Lizot. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Stories told to Lizot, who lived among them for fifteen years.

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Today’s All-Star Missions Churches Tom Telford. Baker Book
House, 2001. Case studies of top missions churches: their
history, vision and programs. Practical ideas for starting or
strengthening missions programs in local churches.

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Through Gates of Splendor Elisabeth Elliott. Tyndale, 2005.
Written by the widow of one of the five missionaries killed by
the Auca (Waodani) Indians.

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Transforming Mission Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission.
David Bosch. Orbis, 1991. A classic, scholarly, indepth
study of major missionary paradigms from the first
century to the present.

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Translating the Message The Missionary Impact on
Culture. Lamin Sanneh. Orbis, 1989. Sanneh explores the
spread of Christianity through many languages and cultures
and argues that missionary pioneers often acted (many times
against their own intentions) as vernacular agents. For
example, by establishing alphabets and developing literacy,
they laid the groundwork for nationalist sentiment and the
growth of indigenous Christianity.

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Understanding Folk Religion Paul Heibert, R. Daniel Shaw,
Tite Tienou. Baker Academic, 1999. An eye-opening look at
folk religion and how it plays out in the lives of people all
around the world—even America. What are common beliefs
and practices about life and death; the “good life” and
suffering; the past, present and future; and right and wrong.
How has our own cultural background influenced us?

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United By Faith the Multiracial Congregation as an
Answer to the Problem of Race. Curtis Paul DeYoung.
Oxford University Press, 2003. A look at the current racially
homogeneous church, the need for change, the promise and
pitfalls of church integration.

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Unveiled At Last Discover God’s Hidden Message from
Genesis to Revelation. Bob Sjogren. YWAM, 1988. Discover
the unifying theme woven throughout the Scriptures of God’s
love that continuously goes out to the world.

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Waging Peace on Islam Christine Mallouhi. InterVarsity
Press, 2002. The story of a Christian woman who married into
a Muslim family. How can caring Christians approach Islam?
Muslims need to see Jesus—and the only way most of them
will see Him is in us.

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Walking with the Poor Principles and Practices of
Transformational Development. Bryant L. Myers. Orbis
Books, 1999. Drawing on theology, the Bible, secular
development theory and Christian work among the poor, this
book provides a framework for transformational development
and cutting-edge tools for those working alongside the poor
to overcome poverty and dismantle systematic social evil.

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Where the Nations Meet the Church in a Multicultural
World. Stephen Rhodes. IVP, 1998. Written by the pastor of a
congregation where thirty-two nationalities worship. Tested
pastoral theology of biblical, multi-ethnic ministry.

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Where There Are No Jobs David R. Befus. Latin American
Mission, 2006. This book explains how the promotion of
productive economic activity contributes to the health of
communities and presents a variety of methodologies for
implementing economic development programs through
service enterprises, public good support, business incubators,
and microcredit and revolving loans.

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Whose Religion Is Christianity? The Gospel beyond the
West. Lemin Sanneh. Eerdmans, 2003. A stirring analysis of the
growth of global Christianity including its phenomenal rise in
Africa, Asia and Latin America. Historical and cultural factors
often prevent those living in the post-Christian West from
seeing the true face of world Christianity. This book helps
reveal the new contours of Christianity in the world.

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Window on the World When We Pray, God Works.
Daphne Spragghett, Jill Johnstone. Angus Hudson, 2002. A
guide to praying for mission for the whole family. Spectacular
photographs of 100 countries and people groups.

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With Eyes of the Heart One Missionary’s Perspectives
from Uganda Christian University. Peggy Noll. Available
only at this conference. In 2000 Peggy Noll left everything
familiar to embark on a new life in East Africa. Poignant
experiences and glimpses of daily life make this book both
compelling and enlightening. A delightful read for all who
have ever pondered what life would be like living in another
culture—especially those drawn to Christian service in Africa.

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World Mission Manual An Analysis of the World Christian
Movement, 2nd ed. Jonathan Lewis. William Carey Library
Publications, 2004. This manual integrates essential articles
from Perspectives on the World Christian Movement Reader
and the Perspectives Study Guide covering the
Biblical/historical foundations, strategic dimensions, and
cross-cultural considerations of missions.

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Why Haven’t You Left? Letters From the Sudan, Marc
Nikkel. Grant LeMarquand, ed. Church Publishing, Inc., 2006.
The letters of Marc Nikkel, missionary to Sudan.

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Yes, God of the Gentiles, Too David Filbeck. Billy Graham
Center Monograph. Insightful presentation by a veteran
missionary of the scriptural theme in the Old and New
Testaments of God’s intent for all nations to hear the Gospel.
Each chapter begins with a mission story from Thailand which
dovetails with the biblical concepts of that chapter.

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